Financial Report for 2000

Financial Report for 2000 Stable margins and increased volume, as well as diminishing costs and credit losses, made the result for the year 2000 the best in the company's history. Market share increased by 0.9 percentage units to 15.2 percent. Within the household sector market share was up 15.7 percent. Lending increased 10 percent to reach SEK 165 billion at the end of the year. Lending to households was up by SEK 9 billion to a total of SEK 98 billion, and lending to the corporate sector rose by SEK 6 billion to SEK 67 billion kronor. The year's net cost for credit losses declined to SEK 1 (14) million which comprised 0.001 percent (0.01) of the lending volume. Operating income grew by 35 percent to SEK 1,547 million (1,150). Return on equity was 15 percent. For further information: Eva Andersson, VD Nordbanken Hypotek, 08-463 70 41 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/06/20010306BIT00800/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/06/20010306BIT00800/bit0001.pdf